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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much longer does the Collector estimate the food will last?

2. The Collector opens Hari's phrenology book to the section on what subject?

3. Lucy had the ingenious idea of hanging a kettle over the fire from the leg of what piece of furniture?

4. Why does Fleury order Chloe killed?

5. What is Dr. Dunstaple supposed to have died from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. McNab refer to as having been successful in the treatment of cholera which alarms the onlookers?

2. Describe the incident of Ram, the sepoy , Fleury and Chloe in Chapter 27.

3. Why was the Magistrate fascinated with the back of Lucy's neck?

4. What does the collector do when he finds out what Rayne has been up to?

5. What does Fleury hear in the morning which he finds beautiful? What is Ram's comment on this and Fleury's thought about it?

6. What happens on September 12th and why can't the British destroy the enemy's magazine cache?

7. What desperate measure do the people take out of extreme hunger?

8. What is the Collector sitting on and what is he discussing with the Padre in Chapter 31?

9. What three characters in the novel die in Chapter 18?

10. What happens to Harry and Fleury years after the siege?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe the final attack on the Residency. What are some of the comical moments which take place during this attack?

2) Describe Fleury's reaction to hearing the singing of prayers and the tolling of bells floating over the plain. What does he ponder while listening to the beauty of the singing?

3) Who ends up married to whom after the siege is over and life returns to normal?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Choose two things about Dr. McNab that Dr. Dunstaple initially criticizes and write on them.

2) What is Cutter's plan to thwart the enemy?

3) Describe phrenology as it is portrayed in the novel.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe Fleury's and his sister, Louise's time in Calcutta before they continue on to Krishnapur. What is the social scene like in Calcutta?

2) What happens to Harry in the bazaar on his way to Krishnapur?

3) What is Harry afraid of ? What frightens Fleury?

Choose two of the three questions to answer.

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